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Also known as Eric Bertrand Bailly

Ivorian association football player

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Eric Bertrand Bailly is an Ivorian association football player who plays as a centre-back. Born on April 12, 1994, in Bingerville, he has been active in his profession since 2013. Bailly speaks French and stands 187 centimeters tall with a mass of 77 kilograms. He has represented the Ivory Coast men's national football team and has participated in the 2015 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, as well as the men's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Throughout his career, Bailly has been a member of several clubs, including Villarreal CF, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, RCD Espanyol B, and Real Oviedo. He has also competed in the Premier League. His jersey numbers have included 2 and 4.

Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1945-03-30

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
13
Total plays
28

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Key facts

2015
Ivory Coast
2021
Ivory Coast Olympic
2023
Beşiktaş
2025
Oviedo
Full name
Eric Bertrand Bailly
Date of birth
( 1994-04-12 ) 12 April 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth
Bingerville , Ivory Coast
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Centre-back
Current team
Oviedo
2011 2013
Espanyol
Years
Team
2013 2014
Espanyol B
2014 2015
Espanyol
2015 2016
Villarreal
2016 2023
Manchester United
2022 2023
→ Marseille (loan)
2023 2025
Villarreal

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Real Oviedo
Position
Centre-Back
Nationality
Ivory Coast

via TheSportsDB

~9 min read

Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:12, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Eric Bertrand Bailly ( French pronunciation: [eʁik bɛʁ.tʁɑ̃ baji]; born 12 April 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Real Oviedo and the Ivory Coast national team. Although he mainly plays as a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eric Bailly” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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